- Replica in Bloemfontein, South Africa
As one of the most iconic and recognizable structures in the world, the Eiffel Tower, completed in 1889, has been the inspiration for the creation of over 50 similar towers around the world. Most are not exact replicas, though there are many that resemble it closely, while others look slightly different. The Eiffel Tower has also inspired other towers that are not close resembling replicas and therefore are not listed here, for example the Blackpool Tower.
The tower is 330 metres (1,083 ft) tall. Other Eiffel-inspired towers are listed in the table in descending order of scale and height, imperial measurements rounded to the nearest foot: [1]
Name | Country | Location | Height | Scale | Coordinates | Notes | Image |
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Watkin's Tower | United Kingdom | Wembley, Greater London | 358 m (1,175 ft) planned height | 1:1 scale | 51°33′20″N0°16′46″W / 51.55556°N 0.27944°W | Never completed: construction began in 1891, demolished in 1907. | |
Dragon Tower | China | Harbin, Heilongjiang | 336 m (1,102 ft) | 1:1 scale | 45°44′45.55″N126°40′28″E / 45.7459861°N 126.67444°E | Communication tower | |
Tokyo Tower | Japan | Minato, Tokyo | 332.5 m (1,091 ft) | 1:1 scale | 35°39′31″N139°44′44″E / 35.65861°N 139.74556°E | Its architect also designed the Sapporo TV Tower | |
Nagoya TV Tower | Japan | Nagoya | 180 m (591 ft) | 1:2 scale | 35°10′20″N136°54′30″E / 35.17222°N 136.90833°E | Though principally a communications tower, it also features two restaurants and an open-air observation deck; completed in 1954 | |
New Brighton Tower | United Kingdom | New Brighton, Merseyside | 173 m (568 ft) | 1:2 scale | 53°26′12.37″N3°02′11.03″W / 53.4367694°N 3.0363972°W | Completed by 1900, demolished by 1921 | |
Las Vegas Eiffel Tower | United States | Las Vegas, Nevada | 164.6 m (540 ft) | 1:2 scale | 36°6′45″N115°10′20″W / 36.11250°N 115.17222°W | Paris Las Vegas hotel/casino on the Las Vegas Strip | |
Ismaning Radio Tower | Germany | Ismaning, Bavaria | 163 m (535 ft) | 1:2 scale | 48°15′1″N11°45′0″E / 48.25028°N 11.75000°E | Wooden radio tower used for medium wave broadcasting. Demolished in 1983 | |
Funkturm Berlin | Germany | Berlin | 150 m (492 ft) | 1:2 scale | 52°30′18.2″N13°16′41.45″E / 52.505056°N 13.2781806°E | Broadcasting tower built 1924 and 1926, no longer functions as such; civic landmark featuring restaurant and observation deck | |
The Parisian | Macau | Cotai Strip, Macau | 150 m (492 ft) | 1:2 scale | 22°08′37″N113°33′46″E / 22.14364°N 113.56283°E | Completed and opened on 13 September 2016 | |
Eiffel Tower | China | Shenzhen | 108 m (354 ft) | 1:3 scale | 22°32′13.33″N113°58′9.51″E / 22.5370361°N 113.9693083°E | Dominant structure at Window of the World, a collection of nearly 130 reproductions of famous tourist attractions, opened 1993 | |
Eiffel Tower of Tianducheng Community | China | Hangzhou | 108 m (354 ft) | 1:3 scale [2] [3] | 30°23′6.72″N120°14′36.60″E / 30.3852000°N 120.2435000°E | Central feature of Tianducheng, a Paris-themed housing development, home to some 50,000 people [4] | |
Eiffel Tower | United States | Mason, Ohio | 101 m (331 ft) (approximately) | 1:3 scale | 39°20′36″N84°16′1″W / 39.34333°N 84.26694°W [5] | Kings Island amusement park | |
Eiffel Tower | United States | Doswell, Virginia | 101 m (331 ft) (approximately) | 1:3 scale | 37°50′23″N77°26′43″W / 37.83972°N 77.44528°W | Kings Dominion amusement park | |
Metallic tower of Fourvière | France | Lyon | 101 m (331 ft) | 1:4 scale | 45°45′49.57″N4°49′20.16″E / 45.7637694°N 4.8222667°E | Built between 1892 and 1894 as observation tower; now used solely for communications. | |
Eiffel Tower replica in Bahria Town Lahore | Pakistan | Bahria Town Lahore. Lahore | 80 m (262 ft) | 1:4 scale | 31°21′20.83″N74°11′5.27″E / 31.3557861°N 74.1847972°E | Constructed in 2014 as a focal point for a housing estate | |
Eiffel Tower replica in Bahria Town Karachi [6] | Pakistan | Bahria Town Karachi, Karachi | 80 m (262 ft) | 1:4 scale | 25°8′11.52″N67°21′0.77″E / 25.1365333°N 67.3502139°E | Construction started in 2019 and opened for public visits on 31 December 2020. | |
Torre del Reformador | Guatemala | Guatemala City | 75 m (246 ft) | 1:5 scale | 14°36′46.9″N90°31′0.49″W / 14.613028°N 90.5168028°W | Erected in 1935 | |
Tsūtenkaku ("Tower Reaching Heaven") | Japan | Osaka | 64 m (210 ft) | 1:6 scale | 34°39′08″N135°30′22″E / 34.65222°N 135.50611°E | At Luna Park; destroyed by fire 1945, replaced with a different design | |
Petřín Lookout Tower | Czech Republic | Prague | 63.5 m (208 ft) | 1:6 scale | 50°05′0.76″N14°23′42.18″E / 50.0835444°N 14.3950500°E | Built in 1891 as an observation tower with octagonal plan; now also used for communications. | |
Torre Eiffel | Mexico | Gómez Palacio, Durango | 58 m (190 ft) (approximately) | 1:6 scale | 25°32′59.50″N103°28′44.68″W / 25.5498611°N 103.4790778°W | Donated by the French-speaking community of Gómez Palacio in 2007 | |
Eiffel Tower | Romania | Slobozia | 54 m (177 ft) | 1:6 scale | 44°33′27″N27°19′59″E / 44.55750°N 27.33306°E | Erected as part of a private tourist complex | |
Eiffel Tower | Russia | Parizh, Chelyabinsk Oblast | 50 m (164 ft) | 1:6 scale | 53°17′51.02″N60°5′59.46″E / 53.2975056°N 60.0998500°E | Built by South Ural Cell Telephone company as a cellphone tower | |
AWA Tower | Australia | Sydney, New South Wales | 46 m (151 ft) | 1:6 scale | 33°52′1″S151°12′20″E / 33.86694°S 151.20556°E | Communications tower sits atop 12-story building, completed in 1939 | |
Bordeaux Tower | United States | Fayetteville, North Carolina | 45 m (148 ft) (approximately) | 1:6 scale | 35°1′48″N78°55′50″W / 35.03000°N 78.93056°W | Built as part of a shopping center | File:Bourdeaux Tower (Fayetteville, North Carolina).jpg |
Copenhagen Zoo Tower | Denmark | Copenhagen | 43.5 m (143 ft) | 1:6 scale | 55°40′19.16″N12°31′24.70″E / 55.6719889°N 12.5235278°E | Built in 1905, it is one of the world's tallest observation towers built of wood | |
Tour d'Eiffel de Fes | Morocco | Fez | 39 m (128 ft) | 1:9 scale | Built in 2012 to honor the bond between the cities of Fez and Paris, but reported to have been removed in 2016 [7] | ||
Eiffel Tower in Pojana Maggiore | Italy | Pojana Maggiore, Vicenza | 38.0 m (125 ft) | 1:9 scale (approximately) | 45°18′58″N11°30′15″E / 45.316142916775775°N 11.504182897885602°E | Built in 1999, by a local laser cut company | |
Bamboo Eiffel Tower | Indonesia | Tasikmalaya Regency | 36 m (118 ft) (approximately) | 1:9 scale (approximately) | Bamboo structure, in honor of the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina; designed by A. H. van Bebber | ||
Eiffel Tower | Ukraine | Kharkiv | 35 m (115 ft) | 1:9 scale (approximately) | 49°59′23.91″N36°17′21.91″E / 49.9899750°N 36.2894194°E | Associated with a French-themed shopping mall. | |
Eyffela [8] [9] | France | Chambretaud, Chanverrie | 33 m (108 ft) [9] | 1:10 scale | 46°55′20″N0°57′45″W / 46.92222°N 0.96250°W | Built to put Chambretaud on the map and to attract tourists from nearby Puy du Fou. [8] Material: iron; weight: 32 tons. [9] | |
Golden Sands Eiffel Tower | Bulgaria | Varna | 32.4 m (106 ft) | 1:10 scale (approximately) | 43°17′3.91″N28°2′39.08″E / 43.2844194°N 28.0441889°E | Built in the resort town as a tourist attraction | |
Malayer Eiffel Tower | Iran | Malayer, Hamadan | 32 m (105 ft) (approximately) | 1:10 scale | 34°18′58″N48°48′59″E / 34.31611°N 48.81639°E | Malayer mini world with 138 historical monuments (under construction) | |
Paris Center Eiffel Tower | Israel | Netivot | 32 m (105 ft) [10] [11] | 1:10 scale | 31°25′3.05″N34°35′41.6″E / 31.4175139°N 34.594889°E | Situated at Paris (Shriki) Center in the southern city of Netivot. | |
Eiffel Tower | Spain | Parque Europa, Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid | 30.4 m (100 ft) [12] | 1:10 scale (approximately) | 40°26′22.8″N3°27′35.2″W / 40.439667°N 3.459778°W | Completed in 2010; part of an $18m replica theme park. [13] | |
Kish Eiffel Tower | Iran | Kish Island | 30 m (98 ft) | 1:10 scale | 26°32′13″N54°01′14″E / 26.53694°N 54.02056°E | Completed in September 2018 in Pardis 1 Shopping Center. | |
Eiffel Tower | Belarus | Paryž, Vitebsk Oblast | 30 m (98 ft) [14] (approximately) | 1:10 scale (approximately) | 55°09′22″N27°23′08″E / 55.156038°N 27.385659°E | Has a cross at its top. Designed by ksyondz (Catholic minister) Yuosaz Bulka. Has a sculpture of Mary Magdalene and 2 sculptures of angels nearby. [14] | |
Eiffel Tower | Uzbekistan | Samarkand | 30 m (98 ft) (approximately) | 1:10 scale | 39°39′39″N66°54′28″E / 39.6608913°N 66.9077280°E | Sogdian Park. | |
Filiatra Eiffel Tower | Greece | Filiatra, Messinia | 26 m (85 ft) | 1:18 scale | 37°09′44″N21°34′59″E / 37.1621591°N 21.5829313°E | At the entrance of the village, [15] [16] donated in 1960 by Charalambos Fournarakis [17] | |
Eiffel Tower | United States | Epcot theme park, Lake Buena Vista, Florida | 23 m (75 ft) | 1:14 scale (1:10) [18] | 28°22′6.86″N81°33′11.89″W / 28.3685722°N 81.5533028°W | Part of the France Pavilion at Epcot, Walt Disney World; opened in 1982 | |
Monte Amiata Summit Cross | Italy | Amiata | 22 m (72 ft) | 1:15 scale | 42°53′16.59″N11°37′30.08″E / 42.8879417°N 11.6250222°E | Summit cross | |
Paris, Texas Eiffel Tower | United States | Paris, Texas | 20 m (66 ft) | 1:16 scale | 33°38′23.52″N95°31′25.92″W / 33.6398667°N 95.5238667°W | Tower constructed in 1993; the hat was added in 1998 | |
Eiffel Tower (Paris, Tennessee) | United States | Paris, Tennessee | 18.25 m (60 ft) (approximately) | 1:20 scale | 36°17′12.94″N88°18′5.41″W / 36.2869278°N 88.3015028°W | Dedicated on 29 January 1993 | |
Kyiv's Eiffel Tower | Ukraine | Kyiv | 16 m (52 ft) | 1:20 scale | 50°25′04″N30°31′45″E / 50.417645°N 30.529050°E | Built as a part of residential complex "French quartal" in 2015 | |
Krasnoyarsk Eiffel Tower | Russia | Krasnoyarsk | 14.8 m (49 ft) | 1:22 scale | 56°02′17″N92°54′43″E / 56.038056°N 92.911944°E | ||
La Fayette Village | United States | Raleigh, North Carolina | 6.0m (20ft) | 1:50 scale | 35° 53' 41.9136" N, W 78° 37' 19.2036" W | built as an homage to the french aesthetic of the shopping center | |
Milwaukee School of Engineering Eiffel Tower | United States | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 13 m (43 ft) | 1:25 scale | Temporary model designed and erected by Milwaukee School of Engineering students for the annual Bastille Days festival in Cathedral Square Park for four days every July | ||
Europe Eiffel Tower | Belgium | Brussels | 12.96 m (42.5 ft) | 1:25 scale | 50°53′39.44″N4°20′21.16″E / 50.8942889°N 4.3392111°E | Mini-Europe | |
Kabardinka Eiffel Tower | Russia | Kabardinka | 12 m (39 ft) | 1:25 scale | 44°38′59″N37°55′54″E / 44.6497327°N 37.9316336°E | Built in 2014 in the resort town as a tourist attraction [19] | |
Kota Eiffel Tower | India | Kota, Rajasthan | 12 m (39 ft) | 1:25 scale | 25°10′50″N75°50′47″E / 25.180476°N 75.846518°E | Feature of Seven Wonders Park, Kota | |
Eiffel Tower | Japan | Tochigi Prefecture | 12 m (39 ft) | 1:25 scale | 36°48′24″N139°42′44″E / 36.806637°N 139.712172°E | At Tobu World Square. The park also has a replica of the Tokyo Tower. | |
Brisbane Eiffel Tower | Australia | Brisbane, Queensland | 12 m (39 ft) (approximately) | 1:25 scale | 27°28′14″S153°00′17″E / 27.470686°S 153.004690°E | Landmark among the sidewalk tables of La Dolce Vita café on Park Rd, Milton which offers Italian cuisine. | |
Minimundus | Austria | Klagenfurt | 12 m (39 ft) | 1:25 scale | 46°37′11″N14°15′52″E / 46.61972°N 14.26444°E | Part of a miniature park [20] | |
Phú sinh cát tường Eiffel Tower | Vietnam | Long An province | 11 m (36 ft) | 1:30 scale | 10°54′01″N106°27′43″E / 10.900408°N 106.461936°E | Part of a miniature park, 7 Wonders of the World | |
Meccano model | United States | Atlanta, Georgia | 11 m (36 ft) [21] | 1:30 scale | SciTrek technology museum. No longer exists; museum closed in 2004. | ||
Bauru Eiffel Tower | Brazil | Bauru | 10 m (33 ft) (approximately) | 1:30 scale | 22°19′31″S49°05′33″W / 22.32515°S 49.0923627°W | Built in 1978 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Bauru School of Law at the Instituição Toledo de Ensino. [22] | |
Taastrup Eiffel Tower | Denmark | Taastrup | 10 m (33 ft) | 1:30 scale | 55°39′0″N12°17′21″E / 55.65000°N 12.28917°E | Built to celebrate the 2022 Tour de France starting in Copenhagen. [23] | |
Montmartre Eiffel Tower | Canada | Montmartre, Saskatchewan | 8.5 m (28 ft) | 1:38 scale | 50°13′16″N103°26′55″W / 50.221147°N 103.448703°W | Erected in 2009. Settled by French immigrants, the community calls itself "Paris of the Prairies". [24] | |
Valday Eiffel Tower | Russia | Valday, Novgorod Oblast | 8 m (26 ft) | 1:40 scale | 57°58′33″N33°16′04″E / 57.975785°N 33.267781°E | Built in 2018 [25] | |
Dreyfus Eiffel Tower | United States | Austin, Texas | 7.5 m (25 ft) | 1:45 scale | 30°17′02″N97°45′06″W / 30.283898°N 97.751773°W | At the Dreyfus Antique Shop | |
Paris, Michigan Eiffel Tower | United States | Paris, Michigan | 7 m (23 ft) (approximately) | 1:50 scale | 43°47′18″N85°30′02″W / 43.788287°N 85.500514°W | Situated in a park | |
Santos Dumont Eiffel Tower Replica | Brazil | Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais | 7 m (23 ft) | 1:50 scale | 21°27′21″S43°33′07″W / 21.455859°S 43.552000°W | Built in 2001 to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the flight of Alberto Santos-Dumont around the Eiffel Tower. Santos Dumont is now the name of his birthplace in Brazil. It was formerly known as Palmira. | |
Eiffel Tower | Russia | Zvenigovo | 3.5 m (11 ft) | 1:100 scale | 55°58′19.056″N48°0′52.5888″E / 55.97196000°N 48.014608000°E | Erected in the center of the town's main street. | |
Uman Eiffel Tower | Ukraine | Uman | 3.25 m (10.7 ft) | 1:100 scale | 48°45′0″N30°13′10″E / 48.75000°N 30.21944°E | Situated in a central park | |
Eiffel Tower of Nikitin's Gymnasium | Russia | Voronezh | 3.24 m (10.6 ft) [26] | 1:100 scale | 51°41′28″N39°11′02″E / 51.6912261°N 39.1837692°E | Situated in the park of Nikitin's Gymnasium | |
Eiffel Tower | Azerbaijan | Baku | 3 m (10 ft) (approximately) | 1:110 scale | 40°22′19″N49°50′40″E / 40.371932°N 49.844419°E | Sahil Shopping Center, at Parfums de France shop. |
These replicas are of unknown height.
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